College of Arts & Sciences

Barbara McCrady, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Director of UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), received the Research Society on Alcoholism RSA Marlatt Mentorship Award at the RSA’s annual meeting in New...

The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined...

With one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, New Mexico is now looking to college campuses to affect change in surrounding communities. A new, first-of-its-kind effort designed to curb prescription drug opioid use and underage...

University of New Mexico student Maria Mendez will graduate this May. Even after losing her father to suicide, she pushed to finish college. Mendez came to UNM from Pomona, Calif. She attended CEP orientation and got in contact with an advisor who was ...

The Campus Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, or COSAP, at the University of New Mexico is working to make campus a more welcoming place for students recovering from drug or alcohol abuse.

The University of New Mexico hosts a talk by Alice Dreger titled, “Galileo’s Middle Finger: Why Social Progress Depends on the Protection of Academic Freedom,” Thursday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. in Anthropology rm. 163. Dreger is an historian of medicine and...

To raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA) FAS Prevention Program invites students, faculty and staff to wear red shoes or red socks on Wednesday, Sept. 9,...

Way To Serve® New Mexico recently announced its new Way To Serve® Español program – a complete multi-media online alcohol server and seller training program for Spanish speaking adults.

The University of New Mexico’s Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP), a program that's part of the UNM Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA), received a $10,000 grant recently from Transforming Youth Recovery (TYR) designed to assist students in recovery from substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.

As a service to the UNM community, the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA) hosts a 12-week grantwriting seminar course offering a step-by-step approach to preparing a successful National Institutes of Health (NIH) research...